Ken Kalman, Diaspora

Photo of Star of David Diaspora sculpture is courtesy of Ken Kalman from Canyon, California. It was created in 2004

Size: 13 x 13 x 2.25 in.

Ken Kalman was Born in 1955. 

Ken wrote to me:

The sculpture is made of aluminum sheet and covered with a map of the universe. The map is riveted onto the Star of David that I fabricated. The piece is a metaphor, that Jews are everywhere.

I wonder how would this sculpture look like after the return of the Jews to Zion…

Sukkah Decorations Booth 2

Another view of Yevu Yashir booth selling Sukkah decorations and Star of David lanterns at the Yishpro Center in Hadassah Hospital Jerusalem yesterday.

Sukkah Decorations Booth 1

Yevu Yashir Sukkah decorations and Star of David lanterns at the Yishpro Center in Hadassah Hospital Jerusalem.

Unprecedented Stamp Shape

Picture is courtesy of my favorite graphic artist Jennie Gottschalk who lives in New Zealand.

Till now you saw rectangular and sometimes triangular stamps but admit it that you have never seen Star of David shaped stamp. I just hope that the Israeli Postal Stamp Service people will notice this unique design and embrace it for next Independence Day. The balloons are made of micrographic Hebrew letters of the national anthem.
I asked Jennie how did she make the balloons and she wrote to me:

I used Paint Shop Pro to create the balloons. I started by drawing a vector line and then mapped the text onto it. I then saved the balloon, removed the text and replaced it with new text. For the one balloon, I mirrored the balloon and then added the text. It was not too hard. Just took a bit of time. After creating last year's Yom HaZikaron graphic ("A handful of names"), this was very simple.

copyright: Jennie Gottschalk 2007

Jerusalem Pressed Flowers

Photo of Flower arrangement in the shape of a Star of David is from a book with 12 pressed and dried flowers from Jerusalem by Atallah Georges Frères; published around 1898.

Matzah Cover

Photo of Stars of David on Matzah cover is courtesy of Nancy Schick
who published it on Flickr.

Jewish National Fund Add

I saw very few adds in Die-Welt, Theodore Herzl's newpaper. This one was a permanent one and it appeared on every issue. The Menorah is the same size as the Star of David, and we may learn about the same value these symbols had in the beginning of Zionism.